Bumpy Pitch x Nike t-shirts

Raiders, Lakers, Giants, and Celtics-themed t-shirts by Bumpy Pitch and Nike on sale here. Via.

Link roundup

1. You can read Neil Gaiman's excellent short story, The Truth Is a Cave in the Black Mountains.

2. Halekulani Coconut Cake recipe. (My second favorite hotel on Oahu.)

3. Laker Andrew Bynum was photographed parking across two disabled parking spots in a largely empty lot.

If Ron Artest took over Jack Hanna's Animal Planet

Ron Artest agreed to participate in what he thought was a commercial for an animal charity. Little did he know that the video was actually arranged by the Jimmy Kimmel show, and that after starting out with a cute puppy, he would face an increasingly intimidating menagerie of creatures.

A-Team, Angry Birds, and Lakers-themed soapbox racers

A-Team, Angry Birds, and Lakers championship parade-themed soapbox derby racers from Red Bull's recent event in LA. Adam Corolla is the racer who wipes out early in the video.

*Previously: Brutal Legend, Tinman, and Speed Racer soapbox racers from 2010.

Kobe Bryant/Black Mamba t-shirt

Kobe Bryant/Black Mamba t-shirt by Hydro74 at the Nike shop.

*Previously: Video of Kobe Bryant jumping over a pool filled with snakes.

*Buy NBA bobbleheads at eBay.

Sinestro is a Laker

Green Lantern/Celtics mashup by Shane Parker.

*Previously: Green Lantern makes a giant shark.

*Buy NBA bobbleheads at eBay.

Lakers t-shirt by Mistress and Day19

Day19 teamed up with Mistress to create this Lakers t-shirt (featuring California's bear mascot). The shirt is on sale here (halfway down the page).

*Previously: The Lakers used 18 DVD burners and...

*Buy NBA bobbleheads at eBay.

Tron Dog (link roundup)

Tron Dog and Support our Koopa Troopas. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Some sentiments explaining why the Supreme Court's ruling overturning McCain-Feingold was a good thing. I actually voted for Obama in no small part because I didn't approve of the law and feared that McCain would manage to pass other laws limiting constitutional rights.

2. Creepy allegations about Lakers owner Jerry Buss. Via.

3. A reminder that NFL football is a team sport - - JaMarcus Russell's first year numbers compare favorably to Mark Sanchez's.

*Previously: Tron hoodies.

*Buy Tron toys at eBay.

Papercraft 3D movie fan (link roundup)

Download the 3D movie fan paper toy at Marshall Alexander's site.

And a few more links:

1. Amateur archaeologist Megan Webb was participating in a dig at Tel Dor in Jerusalem, when she found a found a small gemstone (carnelian) with the portrait of Alexander the Great carved into it. Via.

2. Some of the too-hard-to-believe facts about Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian. Between them and Artest, the Lakers basketball season should be wild.

3. My blogging doppelganger as a steampunk bounty hunter (last photo).

*Previously: Archaeologists dig out a giant skeleton.

*Buy 3D books at Amazon.

Papercraft 3D movie fan (link roundup)

Download the 3D movie fan paper toy at Marshall Alexander's site.

And a few more links:

1. Amateur archaeologist Megan Webb was participating in a dig at Tel Dor in Jerusalem, when she found a found a small gemstone (carnelian) with the portrait of Alexander the Great carved into it. Via.

2. Some of the too-hard-to-believe facts about Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian. Between them and Artest, the Lakers basketball season should be wild.

3. My blogging doppelganger as a steampunk bounty hunter (last photo).

*Previously: Archaeologists dig out a giant skeleton.

*Buy 3D books at Amazon.

Tiny Batmans in Peril (and more)

A few highlights from Gallery 1998's Call of the Wild show:



Gideon Boomer
"This is where they put Lakers after basketball season" by Gideon Boomer.



"Tiny Batmans in Peril" by Boomer.



"Blue Bear" by Ben Strawn.



"Kite" by Strawn.



"Knives" by Strawn.



"Step Stone" by Strawn.

*Previously: Mock Rubberduckzilla at your peril.

*Buy Japanese Batman toys at eBay.

Jedi Kobe Bryant

Jedi Kobe and Wall-E and Eve Star Wars mashups spotted in this Worth 1000 gallery.

*Previously: Video of Kobe Bryant taunting the opposition and then falling down.

*Buy NBA bobbleheads at eBay.

Jedi Kobe Bryant

Jedi Kobe and Wall-E and Eve Star Wars mashups spotted in this Worth 1000 gallery.

*Previously: Video of Kobe Bryant taunting the opposition and then falling down.

*Buy NBA bobbleheads at eBay.

Leonidas Sackboy amigurumi (link roundup)

Leonidas Sackboy amigurumi by Maggie Wang, who takes commissions.

And a few more links:

1. The Fast and Furious would be way more interesting if it was based on drift racing in Saudi Arabia. Here's a taste of Robert Worth's fascinating article:

Drifting, which tends to attract poorer, more marginal men, has also been an unlikely nexus between homosexuality, crime and jihadism since it emerged 30 years ago. Homoerotic desire is a constant theme in Saudi songs and poems about drifting, and accomplished drifters are said to have their pick of the prettiest boys among the spectators.

Via.

2. "60 Minutes was, and is, a competitive and combative place . . . . It’s a place where grudges are held for a long time. I remember Ed Bradley, not long before he died, talking about how Mike Wallace had screwed him over on a couple of stories." Read more.

3. Portland Trailblazer Channing Frye points out some weaknesses in the plot of Twilight. And here's another hilarious Twilight review.

4. NY Knick's coach Mike D'Antoni was Kobe Bryant's idol when he was a kid.

*Previously: Leonidas makes a dinner reservation.

*Buy plush vampires at eBay.

Leonidas Sackboy amigurumi (link roundup)

Leonidas Sackboy amigurumi by Maggie Wang, who takes commissions.

And a few more links:

1. The Fast and Furious would be way more interesting if it was based on drift racing in Saudi Arabia. Here's a taste of Robert Worth's fascinating article:

Drifting, which tends to attract poorer, more marginal men, has also been an unlikely nexus between homosexuality, crime and jihadism since it emerged 30 years ago. Homoerotic desire is a constant theme in Saudi songs and poems about drifting, and accomplished drifters are said to have their pick of the prettiest boys among the spectators.

Via.

2. "60 Minutes was, and is, a competitive and combative place . . . . It’s a place where grudges are held for a long time. I remember Ed Bradley, not long before he died, talking about how Mike Wallace had screwed him over on a couple of stories." Read more.

3. Portland Trailblazer Channing Frye points out some weaknesses in the plot of Twilight. And here's another hilarious Twilight review.

4. NY Knick's coach Mike D'Antoni was Kobe Bryant's idol when he was a kid.

*Previously: Leonidas makes a dinner reservation.

*Buy plush vampires at eBay.

Blanka paper toy (link roundup)

Download the Blanka paper toy here.

And a few more links:

1. Move over Fail Whale. Here's the Fail Homer.

2. I can't find the article at Entertainment Weekly's stupid website with it's useless search function, but the current issue features a list of classic movie villains. Sharon Stone says she based her performance in Basic Instinct on Magic Johnson's no-look pass:

When I started to work with Mr. [Michael] Douglas, I made certain that I paid such attention to him, without him knowing it at all times. I became obsessed with him--everything he did, everything he ate, everything he wore, the way he walked, the way he breathed--so that I could have a no-look relationship with Mr. Douglas.

3. Touching comic strips about true love by Arlene O'Leary. And it's her birthday.

4. Win an artbook from Sean Galloway.

*Previously: The Bible's best sex stories.

*Buy Blanka toys at eBay.

Blanka paper toy (link roundup)

Download the Blanka paper toy here.

And a few more links:

1. Move over Fail Whale. Here's the Fail Homer.

2. I can't find the article at Entertainment Weekly's stupid website with it's useless search function, but the current issue features a list of classic movie villains. Sharon Stone says she based her performance in Basic Instinct on Magic Johnson's no-look pass:

When I started to work with Mr. [Michael] Douglas, I made certain that I paid such attention to him, without him knowing it at all times. I became obsessed with him--everything he did, everything he ate, everything he wore, the way he walked, the way he breathed--so that I could have a no-look relationship with Mr. Douglas.

3. Touching comic strips about true love by Arlene O'Leary. And it's her birthday.

4. Win an artbook from Sean Galloway.

*Previously: The Bible's best sex stories.

*Buy Blanka toys at eBay.

Desktop Wallpaper: Vintage Sea Serpent (link roundup)

Download a desktop wallpaper-sized image of the Nantucket Sea Monster here.

And a few more links:

1. Alex CF's latest specimen is a dessicated 10-month old werewolf.

2. I guess Michael Lewis' article about how Shane Battier is the Kobe killer is a little outdated.

3. The instructions in the bible for building the ark include a demand that dolphin leather be used?

4. You quite possibly have already seen a link to Joshua Davis' well-written account of a Mission Impossible-style $100 million diamond heist in Antwerp. If not, read it, it's great. Of course, it's mostly great as fiction. The insanely clever master thieves assembled a huge pile of incriminating paperwork including receipts and business cards, waited until after the heist to dispose of it, and then entrusted that evidence to the one man they didn't trust? Just one of the glaring flaws in an excellent work of fiction.

*Previously: The bible's best sex stories.

*Buy plush werewolves at eBay.

Desktop Wallpaper: Vintage Sea Serpent (link roundup)

Download a desktop wallpaper-sized image of the Nantucket Sea Monster here.

And a few more links:

1. Alex CF's latest specimen is a dessicated 10-month old werewolf.

2. I guess Michael Lewis' article about how Shane Battier is the Kobe killer is a little outdated.

3. The instructions in the bible for building the ark include a demand that dolphin leather be used?

4. You quite possibly have already seen a link to Joshua Davis' well-written account of a Mission Impossible-style $100 million diamond heist in Antwerp. If not, read it, it's great. Of course, it's mostly great as fiction. The insanely clever master thieves assembled a huge pile of incriminating paperwork including receipts and business cards, waited until after the heist to dispose of it, and then entrusted that evidence to the one man they didn't trust? Just one of the glaring flaws in an excellent work of fiction.

*Previously: The bible's best sex stories.

*Buy plush werewolves at eBay.

Blind Justice statute (link roundup)

Blind Justice statue, available in high res here.

And a few more links:

1. Tucker Stone's top ten comics of 2008.

2. Here's a still from the upcoming Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs movie. Via.

3. Apparently Google recently updated websites' page ranks. This site will let you check a site's page rank quickly.

4. The Lakers employ "two full-time staffers who use eight digital video recorders, five laptop computers and 18 DVD burners to record, edit and copy footage for Lakers coaches and players." Kobe Bryant watches the most video.

*Previously: Ivan Drago, Justice Enforcer (the game).

*Buy NBA bobbleheads at eBay.